Norton may slow computers down
ALERT!!
Today I saw a client with a slow computer. I removed Norton Antivirus and the computer instantly regained the speed of its youth.
Later in the day I saw another client with a slow computer. I removed Norton Antivirus and the computer instantly regained the speed of its youth.
There seems to be a trend here because over the past two years I have seen dozens of computers with slowness problems. After removing Norton Antivirus the computer instantly regained the speed of its youth.
Now, this could just be a fluke thing. I am not ready to release a verdict until I have seen it happen more than just the 70-80 times that I have already witnessed it.
When I remove Norton Antivirus, I typically replace it with AVG Antivirus. In about a 20 percent of the instances AVG has found a virus (one of those times was today). What? A virus on a computer that had Norton installed? It seems that this is the case.
Once I have AVG installed and the viruses eliminated, the computer continues on with youthful vigor.
If anyone wants to challenge my statements that Norton slows down a computer and doesn't catch as many viruses, I will be happy to challenge them to an antivirus duel.
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Want a Refund
I caught a virus . . . rebooting computer and then immediately purchased Norton . . . my computer is aggravating me w/ it's speed . . . I Google "norton slow computer" and vala . . . this information . . . does anyone know if there is a refund after 2 days? If so, how do I go about getting a refund . . . I'm thinking that I can go through my credit card? any suggestions?
Refunds are rare, but...
If you are persistent, you may be able to wrangle a refund from Symantec, but be persistent, yet polite.
Smart Computer User???
Why is every complaint here submitted by someone called "Smart Computer User"?
Norton 360
My computer was very fast and pages would download right away on the internet, but ever since I renewed my my subscription and installed Norton 360, I can't play any videos from Youtube and Yahoo takes forever to download. Can I safely uninstall Norton 360 in its entirety and replace it with some other protection?
norton
from 5 minutes to startup to 0. i have it installed but its out of msconfig. : Run: msconfig:
UNINSTALL NORTON
norton came on my new computer first thing i did was uninstall norton .now if i dump vista all will be fine
Re: UNINSTALL NORTON
Well just format your C drive and install XP or 98se or whatever you want :)
Norton
Add me to the list of people dumping Norton. I was a Norton customer for three years. I installed it on my laptop and the laptops of my two kids. Over time I noticed the computers were slower, but I just figured it was because we were loading new programs and taking up disc space. Then I read a Consumer Reports article about antivirus protection, where they had Norton well down on the ratings performance list. I immediately went out and purchased the #1 product on their list and the performance difference has been incredible. Not only am I finding far more spyware than with Norton, my computer operates much faster when on the web.
What can be done short of Uninstalling??
I too fell victim to downloading the new 2008 version of Norton when it came time to renew my subscription. My husband is on the computer for what seems to be 20 out of 24 hours a day and he is complaining of the lock ups and slowness ever since I upgraded. Since I paid for the darn thing - is there anything that can be done (turned off, etc.) that will still keep me protected so I don't feel like it's a complete waste, but regain the speed we used to have?
Nope...
Bite the bullet, uninstall Norton, then install AVG AntiVirus.
Norton
Rick you're so very right. I used Norton for about 4 years. The software in incrediably overrated and it doesn't even keep up with updates. Even when you have it set up to do so. I'm using bitdefender right now for firewall and all. Yet I'm very interested in switching to this AVG AntiVirus once my subscription ends. Thanks for the heads up.
Heartily agree
It is a fact that this happens with Norton products, and Norton seem oblivious to the fact (or don't care!).
Even a new, fast, snappy machine (Athlon 64 5200 3gb RAM etc) will take MUCH longer to boot and also to actually load the Norton interface if you dare to try and use the program itself.
Oh, and it tells you have a virus but can't do anything about it :-(
Oh well, Avast here we go..........
yes everyone is right
I just freed my computer of all Norton products, unbelievable how much faster everything is.
Me too!
I upgraded from 2007 and guess what? My browser can not even load Yahoo. It shows the title page then stuck. I got to use firefox. I also have this stupid Norton tool bar that I can not turn off the Phishing protection! God damn it
Norton 360
I wish that I hadn't been under such stress over so many things that I had read these before I upgraded? to Norton 360 when my Norton subscription expired. My pc has been running like a dog ever since I installed it. I thought at first it was just my DSL service, but for a few weeks now I've been certain that it's the Norton. I really wish I hadn't spent the money on this product, and I won't be renewing it.
360 STINKS!
Ditto:
Wish "that I had read these before I upgraded? to Norton 360 when my Norton subscription expired." " I thought at first it was just my DSL service, but for a few weeks now I've been certain that it's the Norton. I really wish I hadn't spent the money on this product, and I won't be renewing it."
I'm with ya!
I spent over a month trying to figure out why my boss' computer suddenly jumped out of hyper speed. I assumed it was a virus, adware, or some type of other beastie causing the problem, and ran every scan imaginiable. I even tried so registry cleaners.
After doing some reading on forums, I thought maybe the CPU fan was over heating. The power pack WAS over heating, but replacement did nothing to speed up the computer.
After some more reading on the Internet, I finally decided to see if the problem occured in Safe Mode. Nope. The CPU usage dropped from a constant 100% to 5%. Hmmmmmmm. I disabled all start up programs and wa-la the problem was solved. After I uninstalled Norton, everything worked fine.
I'm beginning to have my doubts about Symantec products as well.
Norton Super Virus
I installed Norton Security suite to my Home Comp, it was a disaster for the poor old girl.I spent night swearing and cursing trying to see web pages or having microsoft programs being so slow they were almost unusable. Then there was my phone bill, my Dial up connection was continually dropping out and redialing, making me think my modem had a problem. The moment I would connect to the internet a monotonous growl was continously emitted from my hard drive.I was sure my faithful old computer that had once been my pride was close to death.
Then there was another little problem..Norton would occasionally tell me my trial version had expired and i would need to activate it! This happened once to often an despite having a full six months of subsciption left i unistalled it in a fit of rage!I ran norton sweeper and cleaned the rubbish entirely from my comp.. AMAZING!!! My comp takes no time to load and AVG has cleaned the viruses missed by Norton. and i can click a web address and the page appears like magic!!!And my Dialup doesnt continually drop out and needs only 1 attempt to dial in and not 5!!MY ADVICE TO ANYONE>>CUT YOUR LOSSES AND GET RID OF NORTON SECURITY SOFTWARE>>NOW!!
Norton 360 slows the computer to almost stand-still
I installed a demo-version of Norton 360, because it would have been an upgrade from my Norton System works. After completing the installation with "live update" and a re-start. It took ages for the XP to come to the desktop. When I tried to open a program I saw the time glass for a long while. It was impossible to work on the computer. I ran the defrag, but no use, still the same. I adjusted the startup through msconfig, but still the samt. I had to re-store the computer through my Acronis True Image program. Because the system restore did not work either. I tried many times. I thought that something has gone wrong with the installation, so I reinstalled it. But it was still the same.
Now I am using AVG anti-virus, and it is working fine.
My computer is Athlon 64x2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ 2,00 GHz , 1GB Ram with XP service pack 2.
Norton ggrrrrr
I had no virus protection for five years before I got a virus. I had it removed and then I broke down and tried to install Norton. I had a terrible time trying to install it from the internet so I went to the store and purchased a basic Norton Antivirus 2007. I have had nothing but trouble with my computer ever since. Ever since I installed Norton Antivirus, my computer has been slooowww. It kept getting slower and slower until finally it crashed. I took it to my computer expert and he said he thought it was the Norton. As soon as he took the Norton Antivirus off, my computer was up and running as fast as ever. The Norton runs so much garbage with the program itself that it slows down the computer to a crawl. I have a GB of memory with hardly any memory used. Well, I tried to contact Norton and of course there is no contact number and if you want to chat with a representative you have to download chat software to talk to a rep. When I tried to download chat software I got a message that there was an error. I refuse to pay someone $9.95 to get assistance for a poor product. I am done with Norton.
Norton is distressingly slow, in my experience. . .
. . .we're a tiny business, with 4 PC's, and it costs (about) $200 a year for Norton. Recently, their subscription reminder came up on the screen during a client meeting, and I was appalled (my client was OK about it, just laughed) But, that's hardly the point. I contacted Symantec, and they apologized 15 times (I counted) but offered nothing.
So, I uninstalled Norton everywhere, put AVG in place of it, and now everything is back to its out-of-the-box speed (we check the speed when we unbox it, because speed really affects our work).
I've saved my business $200 a year, and made a 66% improvement in the speed of key actions, and I'm a happy camper.
Along the way, I engaged with Tech so-called "Support" at Symantec, and have let them know in detail of my progress. I was a 20-year customer of theirs. And, I'm leaving them in the dust of the past!
If Symantec had been kind and extended by sub for a year at no charge, I would (foolishly, in retrospect)have stayed with them, and suffered, without realizing it, the speed penalty.
Their unwillingness to make amends for their software's intransigence is actually a good thing for me. Let me thank them here, more publicly, for weaning me off their strait-jacket (ooops! sorry, I meant software).
Thank you Biju, Balakumar and Alex at Symantec so-called "Support". Without you, I would still be a customer.
NIS and N360 2008 took my PC 7 minutes to boot
i have NIS 2008 install on my PC and notice that it took 6 minutes long to boot it up. than i uninstall it and try the N360 2008, happend the samething. so i give up and delete them both than my PC back to normal.
Do not buy it try it for 15 days 1st.
Do not get Norton
Right after I install Norton 2007 my computer took 10 minute to boot up. I finally removed Norton and things are back to normal, my computer run like turbo again. WARNING, never waist your time and money on Norton. I wish I saw this site before I bought it.
damn, even my old damn computer
I had just installed norton internet security 2005 recently. then after the live update, it restarted my computer and after that, my computer consumes a lot of time in booting up. specially when "logging in". this is wasn't like when I not yet installed this software. it was very fast. i have no choice but to remove this software. damn it!
More than one product?
Can I use AVG and another antivirus product ? I've got the MicroSoft product installed now - Live One or something - and it's doing better than Norton (how could it not?) but I fear I'm missing things because it's MS. I know Norton did not approve of my desire to couple it with anything else.
More than one product = not a good idea...
In this case, Norton didn't steer you wrong. Install ONE antivirus program and ONE firewall program that you like, and stick with them. Installing multiple antivirus or firewall programs can have the same effect as..um..installing Norton. ;)
its true
norton slows computers down alot and in most cases wont protect you from viruses, Ive had viruses that norton overlooked and had to use AVG to take care of it, so then I asked myself, WHY HAVE NORTON IN THE FIRST PLACE THEN? JUST DELETE IT, theres a reason it comes with a free trail in a lot of computers, ITS CHEAP and WORTHLESS
I've Just uninstalled Norton and I got my PC Back
I was just about to throw the Thing out of the Window having swept it for viruses and registery checkers then I uninstalled Norton... It was like I got my PC back... before every time I tried to do something it was like OK Mr Norton is useing your puter now I can't believe how badly that software affected my System.
JC
how to easy unistall Symantec product
just go here and download correct version of removal tool it will delete Symantec product
EDITOR's NOTE: Thanks for the link. Symantec moves this tool around a lot, but this link is accurate as of today and is a standalone tool that will remove all remnants of Norton on your system.
I'm ready to slit my wrists over Norton
I've had Norton 2007 for a few months and I now literally avoid using my computer unless I absolutely have to. It is SO UNBELIEVABLY SLOW! I'm not that computer savvy. How do I uninstall?
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